The rise of quality assurance in Asian higher education / [electronic resource] Edited by Mahsood Shah, Quyen T. N. Do.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Stakeholder Views of Quality Assurance in Cambodian Higher Education / Christopher Ziguras -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Development of Quality Assurance in Cambodia -- 1.3. Importing Quality Assurance -- 1.4. Stakeholders' Views -- 1.5. Lackof Implementation of Donor-Funded Projects -- 1.6. Political Interference -- 1.7. Fragmented Governance of Higher Education? -- 1.8. Corruption -- 1.9. Accreditation Committee of Cambodia Management and Staff -- 1.10. Internal Quality Assurance Units -- 1.11. Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 2. Quality Assurance in Chinese Higher Education / Jian Liu -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Emergence of Higher Education Quality Assessment in China -- 2.3. Evolution and Status Quo of Higher Education Quality Assessment Schemes in China -- 2.4. Approaches of the QAUE to Quality Assessment -- 2.5. Actors and Ownership -- 2.6. Evaluation Procedures and Methods -- 2.7. Evaluation Criteria -- 2.8. Consequences of Evaluation -- 2.9. Funding Sources for Assessment Activities -- 2.10. Impact of the QAUE on the Evaluated Institutions -- 2.11. Conclusions and Implications -- References -- Further Reading -- 3. Quality Assurance in Hong Kong: Fit for Cultural Perception / Jianrong Sun -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Quality Assurance in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Hong Kong -- 3.3. External Quality Assurance Initiatives -- 3.4. 3+3+4 Transformation and OBA -- 3.5. Approaches to Audit in Hong Kong -- 3.6. Impacts of Quality Assurance on the Academia -- 3.7. Commonly Accepted Educational Practices as Expected in QA Criteria -- 3.8. Focus on Student Learning Outcomes -- 3.9. Expectation of Continuous Improvement -- 3.10. Evaluation Processes -- 3.11. Culturally-Impacted QA Criteria -- 3.12. Quality of Student Learning Defined: Hong Kong -- 3.13. QA Outreach and Its Impact -- 3.14. Modification in OBA: A Case Analysis -- 3.15. Quasi-OBA Model -- 3.16. Quasi-OBA Design -- 3.17. Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 4. Quality Assurance in Higher Education -- An Indian Experience / Ankita Verma -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Overview of the Indian Higher Education System -- 4.3. Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education -- 4.4. Problems in the Maintenance of Standards -- 4.5. Simultaneous Coexistence of the Dual Regime of the Maintenance of Standards -- 4.6. Role of NAAC in Quality Assurance and Accreditation -- 4.7. Evaluation of NAAC -- 4.8. Recent Failed Attempts to Enhance the Strength of Accreditation -- 4.9. Future Strategies -- 4.10. National Board of Accreditation -- 4.11. Indian Council of Agricultural Research -- 4.12. Developing Internal Quality Assurance Cell/Mechanism -- 4.13. Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 5. Rise of Quality Assurance in Indonesian Higher Education / Kamanto Sunarto -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. National Higher Education System -- 5.3. National Higher Education Quality Assurance System -- 5.4. NAAHE Governance -- 5.5. NAAHE Accreditation System -- 5.6. NAAHE Accreditation Outcomes -- 5.7. NAAHE Domestic, Bilateral, Regional, and International Collaborations -- 5.8. First Nongovernmental Independent Accreditation Agency -- 5.9. Independent Program Accreditation Agencies: Other Initiatives -- 5.10. Higher Education QA System: DGHE Initiatives -- 5.11. Challenges to QA Endeavors -- 5.12. Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Appendixes -- 6. Quality Assurance in Higher Education of Kazakhstan: A Review of the System and Issues / Aliya Kuzhabekova -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Background Information -- 6.3. National Quality Assurance System: Major Practices, Trends, and Challenges -- 6.4. Early Period of Centralized Approach to Quality Assurance -- 6.5. Recent Developments in National Quality Assurance System Development -- 6.6. Collaboration with International Organizations -- 6.7. Institutional Quality Assurance Arrangements -- 6.8. Impact of Quality Assurance Arrangements on Higher Education Quality, Performance, and Development -- 6.9. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Further Reading -- 7. Quality Assurance System in Korean Higher Education: Development and Challenges / Jang Wan Ko -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. System Background -- 7.3. National Quality Assurance (QA) System -- 7.4. Accrediting Organizations -- 7.5. Accreditation Procedures -- 7.6. Evaluation Criteria and Standards -- 7.7. Institutional Accreditation Decision -- 7.8. Institutional Quality Assurance Arrangements -- 7.9. Impacts of the National and Institutional Quality Assurance Arrangements on Higher Education Quality, Performance, and Development -- 7.10. Regional and International QA Activities -- 7.11. Current Challenges and Future Directions -- References -- 8. Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement in Malaysian Higher Education / Glenda Crosling -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Development of Higher Education in Malaysia -- 8.3. Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Malaysia -- 8.4. International and Regional Influence on Quality Assurance in Malaysian Higher Education -- 8.5. Quality Assurance and Academic Enhancement in Malaysia -- 8.6. Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 9. Quality Assurance Mechanisms in Mongolian Higher Education / Tungalag Jamts -- 9.1. Introduction and Brief Overview of Higher Education Sector of Mongolia -- 9.2. Size of Higher Education Sector -- 9.3. National Quality Assurance Arrangements -- 9.4. National Higher Education Accreditation Council -- 9.5. Impacts of the National and Institutional Quality Assurance Arrangements on Higher Education Quality, Performance and Development -- 9.6. Participation in Regional and International Quality Assurance Agency Activities and its Benefits -- 9.7. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Further Reading -- 10. Rise of Quality Assurance in Thailand / Tan Pitiyanuwat -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. System Background of Higher Education in Thailand -- 10.3. National Quality Assurance System in Higher Education -- 10.4. Institutional Quality Assurance Arrangement (IQA) -- 10.5. Impacts of the National and Institutional Assurance Arrangements on Higher Education Quality -- 10.6. International QA Activities -- 10.7. Conclusion -- Reference -- Further Reading -- 11. Transforming Higher Education in Uzbekistan: From Quality Control to Quality Assurance Culture / Alex Krouglov -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Higher Education in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan -- 11.3. National Quality Assurance (QA) system -- 11.4. Quality Assurance Processes -- 11.5. Internationalization of the Higher Education and Impact on Quality Assurance: Current and Future Developments -- 11.6. Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 12. Quality Assurance in the Vietnamese Higher Education: A Top-Down Approach and Compliance-Driven QA / Kim D. Nguyen -- 12.1. Introduction: Higher Education System Background -- 12.2. Types of Higher Education Providers -- 12.3. Higher Education Reforms and Challenges -- 12.4. National QA System-External QA Arrangements -- 12.5. Institutional-Internal QA arrangements -- 12.6. Structure and Functions -- 12.7. Compliance-Driven Internal QA -- 12.8. Influential Factors -- 12.9. Internationalization in QA -- 12.10. Issues of the National QA System and Recommendations -- References.

The rise of quality assurance in Asian higher education provides information on the well researched quality assurance frameworks, processes, standards, and internal and external monitoring that have taken place around the globe. However, in Asia, where higher education has witnessed rapid growth, and is also contributing significantly to international education which is benefited by many developed countries, this data has not been readily available. In recent years, governments in Asia have made significant investment with an aim of creating education hubs to ensure that higher education is internationally competitive. This book examines the developments in higher education quality assurance in eleven Asian countries, providing systematic insights into national quality assurance arrangements and also examining the different approaches governments in Asia have implemented based on social and economic contexts. Includes chapters from eleven countries that examine quality assurance arrangements. Explores untold case studies of countries, such as Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, India, and others. Examines higher education context, quality assurance arrangements, effectiveness, challenges, and international quality assurance in Asia. Offers contributions from leading scholars and practitioners who are working in higher education in Asia.